Bushel Basket
82-7-28
From: Thailand | Udon Thani
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Ka Bung | กะบุง | Kra Bung | กระบุง |
| Object Number | 82-7-28 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry | Woven |
| Subject | Storage & Display Accessories & Components |
| Description | Woven bamboo (Mai Phai Ban ไม้ไผ่บ้าน) rattan (หวาย) basket. It has four corners at the bottom with a little wooden "leg" at each corner. The lower half is woven of bamboo of about one cm width. The upper half is woven with narrow bamboo. A "t" string is used for shoulder carrying. There are little eyelets on each side of the basket. |
| Height | 27 cm |
| Length | 37 cm |
| Width | 33 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 056 - Field Number |
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